INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has selected the first- and second-round and regional sites for the 2009 and 2010 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships and those sites have been approved by the Administrative Committee of the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet.

Cities chosen to host first- and second-round games in 2009 include Albuquerque, N.M.; Baton Rouge, La.; College Park, Md.; Columbus, Ohio; Duluth, Ga.; Lubbock, Texas; Los Angeles, Calif.; and Piscataway, N.J.  The four regionals are Berkeley, Calif.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Raleigh, N.C.; and Trenton, N.J.

The first- and second-rounds of the 2010 championship will be played in Austin, Texas; Berkeley, Calif.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Norfolk, Va.; Notre Dame, Ind.; Tempe, Ariz.; and Trenton, N.J.  The four regional sites are Dayton, Ohio; Kansas City, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Sacramento, Calif.

St. Louis will host the 2009 Women’s Final Four and San Antonio will serve as the host city in 2010.

“The high level of interest in our championship that we found from cities, institutions and conferences across the country was very pleasing to our committee,” said Joni Comstock, Director of Athletics at American University and chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. “To be able to get a good blend of cities that have past hosting experience in combination with a number of new cities and venues is good for the continued growth of the game of women’s basketball and our championship.”

The following first- and second-round sites will host games either Saturday, March 21, and Monday, March 23 or Sunday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 24, 2009:

Site                                                                              Host(s)

The Pit/Bob King Court (15,932)                                 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico     

Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,394)                   Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Comcast Center (17,950)                                           University of Maryland, College Park

College Park, Maryland    

Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein            The Ohio State University

Center (18,500), Columbus, Ohio

Arena at Gwinnett (13,100)                                        University of Georgia

Duluth, Georgia

United Spirit Arena (15,098)                                        Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Galen Events Center (10,244)                                     University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000)                            Rutgers University

Piscataway, New Jersey

The following regional sites will host games either Saturday, March 28, and Monday, March 30 or Sunday, March 29 and Tuesday, March 31, 2009:

Site                                                                              Host(s)

Haas Pavilion (11,896)                                                 University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California   

Ford Center (18,929)                                                   Big 12 Conference

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

RBC Center (19,722)                                                   North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Sovereign Bank Arena (8,500)                                     Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference &

Trenton, New Jersey                                                    Rider University

The following first- and second-round sites will host games either Saturday, March 20, and Monday, March 22 or Sunday, March 21 and Tuesday, March 23, 2010:

Site                                                                              Host(s)

Frank Erwin Special Events Center (16,755)                 University of Texas, Austin

Austin, Texas

Haas Pavilion (11,896)                                                 University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Thompson-Boling Arena (25,000)                                University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee  

Williams Arena (14,699)                                               University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Constant Convocation Center (8,639)                         Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

Joyce Center (11,300)                                                  University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

Wells Fargo Arena (14,141)                                         Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona

Sovereign Bank Arena (8,500)                                     Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference &

Trenton, New Jersey                                                    Rider University

The following regional sites will host games either Saturday, March 27, and Monday, March 29 or Sunday, March 28 and Tuesday, March 30, 2010:

Site                                                                              Host(s)

University of Dayton Arena (13,000)                            University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio       

Sprint Center (18,500)                                                 Big 12 Conference

Kansas City, Missouri

FedEx Forum (18,200)                                                 University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

ARCO Arena (16,461)                                                The University of the Pacific

Sacramento, California

The exact dates for the sites will be announced at a later date.